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IR0UGN-1 PSAT-ISS iGate: active

To be active in APRS like an iGate for the ISS (International Space Station) and PSAT (ParkinsonSat), I moved the IR0UGN-10 on a TS-480HX in order to leave the TS-2000 for tracking the ISS. It's possible to find latest news about the ISS on the page ISSFunClub and it's possible to find latest ham radio contacts on Ariss.

Meteorology

KWOS is participating to the Microsferics project!​ Look the result on the Real Time Weather page.

Microsferics Lightning Detection Network, MicroLDN, is a low cost, high accuracy experimental lightning detection network currently operating in parts of Europe and North America.

By using off-the-shelf electronic components and custom designed signal amplifier electronics we created a GPS disciplined time-stamping device for the Boltek range of lightning detectors, making them capable of networked lightning locating using the signal Arrival Time Difference locating method.

TwoMODE-S/ADS-B 1090MHz receivers have been activated. They are contributing to the FlightRadar24 community. Mode-S is a Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) technique that is very accurate and provides pilots and air trafficcontrollers with common air situational awareness for enhanced safety, capacity and efficiency.ADS-B is a system in which electronic equipment onboard an aircraft automatically broadcasts the precise location of the aircraft via a digital data link.

Now the telescope is fully controlled from the house and can be also controlled with a Team Viewer connection everywhere on Internet. It's also possible to check the movements with an infrared camera.

In the weather & sky page you can find the data coming from the Sky Quality Meter. If you're planning to come in Scandriglia to do astronomical observations, please take a look to it before leaving.

A wide angle camera, very sensible to the light (0x0001 lux), has been installed to catch meteors and lightning.